Actor, Karl Binger dies leaving wife Dorraine Samuels

Karl Binger, actor, tourism executive, who was also the husband of broadcaster,Dorraine Samuels, has died.Playwright Basil Dawkins, Binger's friend for over 30 years, told The Gleanerthat he passed away Sunday evening after a long illness.Binger worked at the Urban Development Corporation and the Tourism ProductDevelopment Company (TPDCo) for several years. He was executive director at theTPDCo, and served in a similar capacity at the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF) for the last six years.At the NPF, he was in charge of maintaining the Hope Botanical Gardens in StAndrew. Binger was also a former chairman of the Lay Magistrates Association. In 2002,he was awarded the Order of Distinction, Jamaica's fifth-highest civic honour.Many in the local arts community knew Binger best as an actor who appeared inseveral major productions including the 1962 pantomime Busha Bluebeard, and theclassic plays Smile Orange and Old Story Time, which were both written anddirected by Trevor Rhone.Actress Leonie Forbes worked with Binger in Busha Bluebeard and Old Story Time.In the latter, he played her son Len, which is widely considered his finestperformance.Karl Binger is survived by his widow, broadcaster Dorraine Samuels.

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Karl Binger, actor, tourism executive, who was also the husband of broadcaster,Dorraine Samuels, has died.Playwright Basil Dawkins, Binger's friend for over 30 years, told The Gleanerthat he passed away Sunday evening after a long illness.Binger worked at the Urban Development Corporation and the Tourism ProductDevelopment Company (TPDCo) for several years. He was executive director at theTPDCo, and served in a similar capacity at the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF) for the last six years.At the NPF, he was in charge of maintaining the Hope Botanical Gardens in StAndrew. Binger was also a former chairman of the Lay Magistrates Association. In 2002,he was awarded the Order of Distinction, Jamaica's fifth-highest civic honour.Many in the local arts community knew Binger best as an actor who appeared inseveral major productions including the 1962 pantomime Busha Bluebeard, and theclassic plays Smile Orange and Old Story Time, which were both written anddirected by Trevor Rhone.Actress Leonie Forbes worked with Binger in Busha Bluebeard and Old Story Time.In the latter, he played her son Len, which is widely considered his finestperformance.Karl Binger is survived by his widow, broadcaster Dorraine Samuels.\n\n